HP Presario CQ61 Notebook PC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP Presario CQ61 Notebook PC  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 363F
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100517
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 17 '15 at 09:48
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Turion II Mobile M520
Socket S1G3, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
37% Below average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 61.1
36% 52.7 Pts
4-Core 62.7
8-Core 60.9
8% 61.8 Pts
64-Core 63.9
4% 63.9 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
HP(103C 363F) 320MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.635.0.0
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
0.57% Terrible
Lighting 0.57
Reflection 1.5
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.82 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 1.43
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.57%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK2555GSX 250GB-$77
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FG002C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
22.3% Poor
Read 39.9
Write 37.7
Mixed 8.77
21% 28.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.22
52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 41%
Fantom External HDD 1.5TB
51GB free, PID 1e40
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 27
Write 26.7
Mixed 14.2
28% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.99
4K Mixed 0.35
116% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16HTF51264HZ-800C1 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
23.2% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 9.3
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Presario CQ61 Notebook PC Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

System: HP Presario CQ61 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 18% - Very poor Total price: $28
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